Norfolk—Elgin

Norfolk—Elgin was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from Norfolk riding and parts of Elgin East riding.

Norfolk—Elgin

Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1924
District abolished	1933
First contested	1925
Last contested	1930

It consisted of the county of Norfolk and the townships of Bayham and Malahide in the county of Elgin.

The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between Norfolk and Elgin ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Riding created from Norfolk and Elgin East
15th	1925–1926		John Lawrence Stansell	Conservative
16th	1926–1930		William Horace Taylor	Liberal
17th	1930–1935
Riding dissolved into Norfolk and Elgin

Election history

1925 Canadian federal election: Norfolk—Elgin
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Lawrence Stansell	8,145
	Progressive	George David Sewell	7,183

1926 Canadian federal election: Norfolk—Elgin
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Horace Taylor	8,568
	Conservative	John Lawrence Stansell	8,512

1930 Canadian federal election: Norfolk—Elgin
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William H. Taylor	9,424
	Conservative	John Lawrence Stansell	9,419

See also

• List of Canadian electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada